These Birds-Of-Paradise Are Glowing. Here’s Why It Matters
Study finds that birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent, suggesting that this "hidden" phenomenon provides enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship.
I visited tiny UK island with beaches like the Bahamas that no one has ever heard of
One such island is Colonsay, which, in my opinion, is Scotland’s — if not the UK’s — best-kept secret. Known fondly as the ...
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19 Reasons to Skip Downtown LA and Head to South Bay Instead
Downtown LA gets all the hype, but South Bay is where the real magic happens. Located in the southwestern corner of Los ...
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Bodega Bay Is A Charming Seaside Town Where Time Slows Down And Life Is Simple
Welcome to Bodega Bay, California, a charming seaside town where time seems to slow down and life takes on a simpler, more relaxed pace. Nestled along the rugged Sonoma Coast, this picturesque fishing ...
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Birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent
New research reports, for the first time, the widespread occurrence of biofluorescence in birds-of-paradise. The study, based on specimens collected since the 1800s, finds biofluorescence in 37 of the ...
Widespread biofluorescence in birds-of-paradise suggests enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship displays
New research by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln reports, for the ...
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Bird flu hits NYC zoos: 3 Queens Zoo birds dead from virus, 12 at Bronx Zoo being tested
Bird flu has hit the zoo. Over a dozen ducks and wild birds at the Queens and Bronx zoos have died, likely all due to the avian flu sweeping the country. Three ducks at the Queens Zoo died after ...
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Are eggs safe to eat as bird flu spreads? Food to eat and avoid
Americans are not the only ones getting sick from the flu this year. An ongoing bird flu outbreak has infected millions of wild birds, commercial poultry and backyard flocks in the U.S. since ...
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Eight stunning photos taking from a Shropshire garden of incredibly beautiful birds
"It is very hard to pick a favourite but the long tailed tits are beautiful birds to get in flight. "And of course the woodpecker is always very special to capture. That flesh of red is majestic ...
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Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals
The strain had previously been found only in birds and people. Most bird flu infections in dairy cattle in the US have been the B3.13 variant, or what’s become known as the “cattle clade.” ...
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US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and luck. Can we do it again?
Hilleman was born a year after the notorious 1918 influenza pandemic swept the world, killing 20 million to 100 million people. By 1957, when Hilleman began worrying about the egg supply ...
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See the stunning photos taking from a Shropshire garden
"It is very hard to pick a favourite but the long tailed tits are beautiful birds to get in flight. "And of course the woodpecker is always very special to capture. That flesh of red is majestic ...